April 7, 2018 - Race Summary by Linda Desjardins It was an unseasonably brisk morning, air temp 36, wind chill 29, leading the majority of us to await the 9AM start indoors at the AOH Hall in Peabody. This was the sixth annual race honoring the memory of James Rice, who gave his life fighting a housefire, and it is growing every year. Today had 265 finishers, and 13 of them … [Read more...] about Firefighter Rice Memorial 5K
Race Info & Recaps
38th Frank Nealon Boston Tune-up 15K
March 31, 2018 - Recap by Linda Desjardins. Beware of the term “rolling hills” because it is extremely subjective. Six North Shore Striders, Mike, Annajean, Cheryl, Allie, Dave and Linda were shivering in the gusting wind and chilly air before the 10 am start for a USATF 15K Championship race. We debated adding layers and settled on “it’s always warmer when you’re running” … [Read more...] about 38th Frank Nealon Boston Tune-up 15K
Strider is the USATF National Champion!
15-year old North Shore Strider Sean Michael Kay, son of Sean and Halyna Kay, in a meet on Staten Island, NY, ran 9:25.83 and became the USATF National Champion at 3000 Meters for 15-16 year-olds. If you have 10 minutes to spend, here's a cool video of Sean’s race (watch Sean in the blue singlet as he destroys the field): … [Read more...] about Strider is the USATF National Champion!
The Great Stew Chase 15K
January 29, 2018 - Offered by Linda Desjardins. January gave us a break for the weekend and brought the temperature up to 49 and provided a cloud cover for the 44th annual running of the Great Stew Chase 15K. Pre-race, the talk was about “THE” hill mid-race. Yup. It earned its billing. But honorable mention needs to be given to the hills at the start, and as it’s an … [Read more...] about The Great Stew Chase 15K
Lowell’s 1st Run, 5K and 10K
January 1, 2018, by Linda Desjardins Five Strider Women decided that backing down from a race for which they had registered would not be a good way to begin 2018, so they gathered at the Elks club in Lowell and vowed to honor the promises they made to themselves. And they did. In fact, one who was going to back down from the 10K to the 5K even went the 10K … [Read more...] about Lowell’s 1st Run, 5K and 10K